Abortion Stories

I gave birth to my second child and thought I was on top of the world. I now had a boy and a girl! My life fell apart ten months later when I found out my daughter had a genetic and 100% fatal neurodegenerative disease. We watched her deteriorate and slowly die over...

I was 19 with my first born. Her dad and I went through a hard court battle. Afterwards, I began dating again. I used Mirena for protection. I dated one guy for a few months. Nothing serious - he didn't meet my young daughter. But I ended up pregnant - and confused as...

I was a young unwed mother with one child I couldn’t support. I ended up having to file bankruptcy because of the medical bills I incurred when I had my daughter. Then I became pregnant with my second child when my daughter was still a baby. The father was abusive,...

I was 12 and visiting my father in Dallas. As I was walking to the pool a man stopped in his truck and asked if I needed a ride.  Always wanting to act older than I was I accepted a ride. The next thing I knew we were stopping at a store for beer ”to drink while we...

I was in my early twenties and in a relationship that started out like a fairytale, until my boyfriend became increasingly jealous and controlling. After about two years, I broke up with him. A few days later he called me nonstop all day and left voicemails. I...

At 19 my high school sweetheart and I got pregnant. We were both at college and he had a full scholarship. We tried to give the baby to his uncle and aunt who had been trying but ended up also having a baby on the way. While you are at Planned Parenthood they do a...

My story: I wasn’t ready to be a mom

Before I was blessed with my 2 children I went through 5 miscarriages and a stillbirth at 6 months. After having an ultrasound it was discovered that there was no heartbeat. I was induced and gave birth to a boy we named Owen. In many states I would have to carry the...

In 1984, I was a 31 year old single parent. I'd been separated from my abusive drug dealer husband for a year. Imet a guy who lived behind me. He was funny and attentive and "sad" because he was recently separated. We "bonded" over our losses and one thing led to...

After hearing about the ten-year-old girl being raped and impregnated, I feel I must speak out. I was raped by a family member from the age of 5 to 9 years old. It was repeated rapes and there was no way for me to escape this person. Luckily, I was not menstruating...